Cold snap brings rare snow to Bolivia's highlands

Record ID: 1738257

  • Title: Cold snap brings rare snow to Bolivia's highlands
  • Date: 13th August 2023
  • Summary: EL ALTO, BOLIVIA (AUGUST 13, 2023) (REUTERS) PEOPLE WALKING IN STREET BLANKETED IN SNOW STREET SIGN COVERED IN SNOW LOCAL SQUARE BLANKETED IN SNOW STATUE COVERED IN SNOW SNOW FALLING IN STREET VARIOUS OF STREET VENDORS REMOVING SNOW FROM STANDS STREET VENDOR MARCELA PLATA REMOVING SNOW IN FRONT OF STAND (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) STREET VENDOR, MARCELA PLATA, SAYING: "The land
  • Embargoed: 27th August 2023 16:13
  • Keywords: Bolivia climate highlands snow temperatures weather
  • Location: LA PAZ & EL ALTO, BOLIVIA
  • City: LA PAZ & EL ALTO, BOLIVIA
  • Country: Bolivia
  • Topics: Environment,South America / Central America,Weather
  • Reuters ID: LVA001423713082023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Bolivians were delighted by a cold snap that brought rare snow to the country's highlands on Sunday (August 13).
    The National Service of Hydrology and Meteorology (SENAHMI) reported snow, rain, and thunderstorms as temperatures fell to four degrees 0º C (39.2 F) in western areas.
    A street vendor from El Alto told Reuters she hopes the snow will help potatoes grow in the dry country, one of the main products of the Bolivian highlands.
    The price of potatoes and other vegetables increased over the past weeks, affecting the country's poorest families.
    (Production: Sergio Limachi, Santiago Limachi, Eva Weininger)
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